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Action Comics (1938 DC) 238

  • Issue #238
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 238
    Published Mar 1958 by DC.
    • 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Cover detached. 4 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Full length spine split.
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Full-length spine split with tape. Staples added (not manufacturing). Lateral spine tears. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water spotting.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers; Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane. Supermen of America ad. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Marooned in the Fourth Dimension," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow checks out Prof. Jaxon's dimension cabinet, a gateway to the 4th dimension; Since Tommy suspects the cabinet is a hoax, he volunteers to test the device and is sent to the 4th dimension. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Tenderfoot Hunter" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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    $57 Action Comics #238 - The Super-Gorilla from Krypton (DC, 1958) G/VG
    $400 Action Comics #238 CGC 8.0 OW/W Pages 1958 Curt Swan Gorilla Cover Superman
    $650 Action Comics # 238 CGC 9.0 OW (DC, 1958) Curt Swan cover

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